[Orange Ranger]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

Yeah as if that would ever happen. This whole Story makes no sense at all if you stop and think about it for a second. Just because Marvel stops publishing FF titles how would this stop Fox from making the new Movie and or resulting in said movie being a flop?

Rob Leifield apparently got in on the matter and said they were trying something similiar by not having a toy tie-in to the new X-Men movie. Seriously who comes up with this stuff?

It may seem silly but it's also how CEO's think sometimes. I could see them canning FF right now because it isn't selling and then having a book ready for right after the movie drops to make some money. Too few people read comics for it to effect the movies much I could understand Marvel wanting to so nothing to help this film in any way. The production news has been a mess so far and maybe Marvel is hopeful it will bomb hard and Fox will just give up on the franchise. They won't be giving the X-Men back any time soon but rumors are the FF/X-Men crossover movie is likely dead. Liefield runs his mouth a lot and he probably doesn't know anything but it's not a reach to think Marvel wants their shit back.

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

Marvel didnt have a real toyline for the last Thor movie except for six 4 inch figures that didnt even were released in alot of countries. This whole rumor is just completely nonsensical

Except that IS a toy line and they shipped tons of those figures. Every store had them ahead of the movie and they looked just like the movie. The Wolverine had some 5 poa figures come out at about the same time but all comic figures and packaging. Same thing when First Class came out. They released some comic packs with two comic figures and comic branding. All to cash in on the movie after the fact but not promote it leading up to release.

Both recent Spider-Man movies had movie figures in stores months before the films came out. Even the X-Men Legends being released soon are all comic figures, limited to TRU at retail, and won't be out till August. That's long after DoFP is gone and the GotG toys have had chance to sell (showing up now). It is hard to say for sure but I looks like a clear pattern.